Gertrude's makes 100 best brunches list

Sunday morning is no time for compromises. Find the brunch you want, and if your friends don't approve, go alone, or find new friends, at least until the crocuses bloom.--Richard Gorelick

Richard GorelickThe Baltimore Sun

Open Table is out with the 2012 Diners' Choice Award winners for Best 100 Restaurants for Brunch in the United States. Gertrude's, the restaurant at the Baltimore Museum of Art, is on it.

Also, on the list, close to home, are Mrs. K's Toll House in Silver Spring and Peacock Cafe, Belga Cafe, The Front Page, Ted's Bulletin, L'Enfant Cafe and Bar, Level One and Madhatter, all in D.C.

Gertrude's really is a sweet brunch spot. The flagstone patio at Gertrude's is set in the museum's Wurtzburger Sculpture Garden, with views into the winding paths of the Levi Sculpture Garden below.

These days, Gertrude's is doing the jazz brunch thing on Sunday. Brunch is served from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m and Dottie & Al play standards from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Gertrude's has also started serving afternoon tea on the first weekend of the month. Seating times are Thursday through Sunday, 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.